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Hey Rafa,
I'm pretty sure the only congregations we have in Canada are in and around the Toronto area. In Montreal there may be Maronite communities which are very close to the CoE in regards to culture and liturgy.
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shlomo Rafa,
The Maronite liturgy in Montreal is celebrated mostly in Arabic, with about 5 prayers said in Aramaic. (On <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.beith-morounoye.org">www.beith-morounoye.org</a><!-- w --> we have the Marronite liturgy said in Aramaic if you want to hear it.)
We use to have an initiative that taught Syriac in Montreal, and that ended around 2002. Check the universities, maybe one of them might be teaching the language.
The Syriac Orthodox have a school there that might be teaching Syriac, and 80% of their liturgy is said in Aramaic, as well the Syriac Catholic also say a good part of their liturgy in Syriac.
Churches in Montreal:
Maronite => <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cathedralestmaron.org/">http://www.cathedralestmaron.org/</a><!-- m -->
Syriac Orthodox => <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.syrianorthodoxchurch.com/">http://www.syrianorthodoxchurch.com/</a><!-- m -->
Syriac Catholic => Saint Ephrem parish, 3000 Edouard-Montpetit, Laval
I hope this help!
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Shlama Akhi Rafa,
In addition to the other parishes that Keefa listed above, I also found a Chaldean parish in Montreal:
Eastern Martyrs Church
44, rue Guizot Ouest
Montreal, QC H2P 1L4
Phone: (514) 3812436
The Chaldean Church is essentially the part of the CoE that is in communion with the Roman Catholic Pope. Otherwise, they are virtually identical in liturgical practice to the CoE that remains independent. The differences are usually minor: for instance, whereas the CoE is bare, the Chaldean parishes are usually decorated with icons and statues.
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